gannett.] PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. 253 
Pownal; towns in Cumberland County, Maine, and Bennington County, Vermont, 
named for Governor Thomas Pownal, of Massachusetts. 
Poyg-an; village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. An Indian word meaning 
"pipe." 
Poynette; village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, named for Peter Paquette; the 
present orthography is a clerical error. 
Poysippi; village in Waushara County, Wisconsin. Derived from the Indian word 
poygansippi, meaning "running into the lake." 
Pozo; town in San Luis Obispo County, California, named from the wells in the 
neighborhood. A Spanish word meaning "well." 
Prairie; county in Arkansas, so named on account of its treeless plains. 
Prairie; stream in Wisconsin. Derived from the Indian word musk-ko-day yaw 
se-be, "prairie river." 
Prairie City; township and village in McDonough County, Illinois, named from its 
location on a prairie. 
Prairie du Chien; city in Crawford County, Wisconsin. A French phrase mean- 
ing "prairie of the dog." 
Prairie du Rocher; village in Randolph County, Illinois, behind which is a rocky 
bluff. A French phrase meaning "meadow of the rock." 
Prairie du Sac; village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, originally in the territory of the 
Sauk Indians. A French phrase meaning " meadow of the Sauks." 
Prairie Home; village in Cooper County, Missouri, so named on account of the 
character of the land. 
Pratt; county, and city in same county, in Kansas, named for Caleb Pratt, second 
lieutenant Company D, Second Kansas, 
Prattsburg; town in Steuben County, New York, named for Capt. Joel Pratt, one 
of the first settlers. 
Pratts Hollow; village in Madison County, New York, named for John and Mat- 
thew Pratt, early settlers. 
Prattsville; town in Greene County, New York, named for Zadock Pratt. 
Preble; county in Ohio, and town in Cortland County, New York, named for Com- 
modore Edward Preble. 
Prendra; town in Riverside County, California. A Spanish name meaning ' ' pledge." 
Prentice; village in Price County, Wisconsin, named for Alexander Prentice, the 
first postmaster. 
Prentiss; county in Mississippi, named for Sergt. Smith Prentiss, a gifted forensic 
orator. 
Prescott; town in Yavapai County, Arizona, named for W. H. Prescott, the historian. 
Prescott; city in Linn County, Kansas, named for C. H. Prescott, a railroad official. 
Prescott; town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named for Col. William Pres- 
cott, commanding the Americans at the battle of Bunker Hill. 
Prescott; city in Pierce County, Wisconsin, named for P. Prescott. 
(Presidio; station in San Francisco, California, the headquarters of the United States 
< garrison and military reservation; 
(Presidio; county in Texas. A Spanish word meaning "garrison for soldiers." 
Presque Isle; town in Aroostook County, Maine, and county in Michigan. A 
French phrase meaning "nearly an island." 
Preston; township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, named for Judge Samuel Pres- 
ton, an early settler. 
(Preston; county in West Virginia; 
jPrestonburg; town in Floyd County, Kentucky. Named for James P. Preston, an 
I early governor of Virginia. 
Preston Hollow; village in Albany County, New York, named for the first family 
of settlers. 
